Comment on Smartphone sales down 22 percent in Q2, the worst performance in a decade

muntedcrocodile@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• foggy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Stagnation in development, wages, >$1000 flagship pricetags.

  Rise in inflation, cost of living.

  Weird!

  source
• 3arn0wl@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Perhaps at that point the consumer will opt for the repairable options.

  source

  • muntedcrocodile@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Hmm its crazy that almost like rampant consumerism isn’t the most efficient thing to do

    source
  • DrM@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I think thats whats going to happen. Fairphones are mid-range, but a midrange phone is enough for everything nowadays. The only reason I want to switch my phone right now is because the fingerprint sensor is broken

    source

    • EngineerGaming@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Wouldn’t really say it’s “midrange”, it’s expensive AF.

      source

      • foggenbooty@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Price wise maybe not, but they were referring to the hardware specs being mid range. Updates have always been Androids biggest issue and continue to drive people to the major brands.

        source

        • -> View More Comments
    • Empricorn@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Same. I’m hopelessly addicted to unlocking with my fingerprint!

      source
• ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Happened to desktop PC’s a couple decades back. Once there’s no reason to buy a new PC or phone, you stop buying a new PC or phone. Before that buying a new PC every few years meant less lag and needed ram/hard drive space.

  source

  • captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Something not long ago reminded me of Weird Al’s “It’s All About The Pentiums” from 1999. And I went through it line by line to see what holds up and what doesn’t. Best line: “Your motherboard melts when you try to send a fax.”

    There’s an entire verse dedicated to the joke of how quickly computers became obsolete, which just isn’t a thing anymore. A decently spec’d desktop can last a decade in service now.

    source

    • ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I remember a great AMV to that song. Always loved me some W.A. White n Nerdy was a real banger. Also, I heard “I think I’m a Clone Now” way more than “I think We’re Alone Now.”

      source